Key Performance Indicator Improvements in Wireless Communication

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the preferred RAT connectivity capable cell is 5G New Radio (NR) capable or is EUTRA NR dual connectivity (ENDC) capable.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more measurement criterion parameters are received from the network node in one or more system information block (SIB) messages separate from the reselection configuration messages.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more modified cell selection values meet the cell reselection criteria when the one or more modified cell selection values are less than one or more measurement trigger thresholds.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more measurement trigger thresholds are received from the current serving cell in one or more system information block (SIB) messages separate from the reselection configuration messages.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein when at least one suitable cell is preferred RAT connectivity capable, the at least one suitable cell is prioritized to be selected as the new serving cell over any other suitable cell that is not preferred RAT connectivity capable.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein only neighbor cells whose one or more modified cell selection values are greater than one or more cell selection values of the serving cell are determined to be suitable cells.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more cell selection values of each neighbor cell comprise one or both of SrxLev and Squal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein any one or more of the one or more measurement criterion parameters, the one or more evaluation offsets, and the one or more selection thresholds are received from the current serving cell in one or more system information block (SIB) messages separate from the reselection configuration messages.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the one or more selection thresholds are set to prioritize suitable cells that are preferred RAT connectivity capable over suitable cells that are not preferred RAT connectivity capable.

21. The UE of claim 20, wherein the one or more measurement criterion parameters are received from the network node in one or more system information block (SIB) messages separate from the reselection configuration messages.

24. The UE of claim 23, wherein when at least one suitable cell is preferred RAT connectivity capable, the transceiver circuitry, the memory circuitry, and the processor circuitry are configured to prioritize the at least one suitable cell to be selected as the new serving cell over any other suitable cell that is not preferred RAT connectivity capable.

26. The UE of claim 25, wherein any one or more of the one or more measurement criterion parameters, the one or more evaluation offsets, and the one or more selection thresholds are received from the current serving cell in one or more system information block (SIB) messages separate from the reselection configuration messages.